Cutter package



Jan. 17, 1933. I GARDNER 1,894,396

CUTTER PACKAGE Filed Oct, 21, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

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Jan. 17, 1933.

a. H. GARDNER CUTTER PACKAGE Filed Oct. 21, 1929 2 Sheets-sheaf 2Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE H. GARDNER, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE MENASHA PRODUCTS COMJPAJNY, OECHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF WISCONFIIN CUTTER PACKAGEApplication filed October 21, 1929. Serial No. 401,309.

This invention relates to a cutter package and particularly to one foruse withrolled material, such as paper and the like for dispensing thesame in such manner as pieces of desired length may be torn ofi againstthe cutter.

The package of this invention is especially useful for waxed and likepaper utilized for wrapping food and the like and is arranged to enclosesuch paperto protect the same from dust, and to allow ready withdrawalof the paper web in order thatpieces of requisite sizes may be torn offas desired.

The invention further contemplates a package made from a single blank ofmaterial, which is scored and folded to provide a package of therequisite form and arrangement.

An object of the invention is to provide a package for roll paper,whereby portions of provide a package for roll paper which is made froma blank scored and folded in such manner as-to provide a proper packagewith minimum of weight and one which may be easily and readily assembledinto box-like form, in such manner as to be readily disassembled, ifdesired.

The above, other and further objects of the invention will be apparentfrom the following description, accompanying drawings and appendedclaims.

According to the invention, a blank of material is scored and folded toprovide a front, bottom, rear, and top wall, as well as a second orsupplemental front wall, the latter having end pieces with tuck in flapsfor securing the several parts in box-like form. The two front --wallsprovide a space or passageway through t e which the Web of the maternalwithin package may be Withdrawn, and furthermore, a cutting blade isprovided adjacent the passageway for tearing ofi' strips of material asdesired.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and the views thereof are as follows:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box embodying the present invention.Figure 2 is a perspective View of the box of Figure 1 with the second orsupplemental front wall in opened position and showing details ofconstruction.

Figure dis a view similar to Figure 2, showing a modified form of frontwall having a skirt which serves as a guideway for the paper.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2, showing another modified form ofguideway inte al with the front wall.

igure 5 is a fragmental perspective view of one end of the box assembledexcept for the insertion of the tuck in tabs on the second orsupplemental front wall.

Figure 6 is a fragmental perspective end view of a box showing the partsin assembled relation. 7

Figure 7 is a plan view of the blank from which the box of Figure 2 ismade.

Figure 8 is a fragmental portion of a blank utilized in making the boxof the form in Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a similar fragmental portion of a blank utilized in makingthe box of the form of Figure 4. Y

Figure 10 is a transverse vertical section through a box of the form ofFigure 2.

Figure ll. is a similar sectional view through abox of the form ofFigure 3.

Figure 12 is a vertical section through a box of the form of Figure 4.

Portions of the blank and also certain parts of the box embodying thisinvention have been designated in particular terms; however, these termsare used merely for the sake of convenience, and should not be construedas terms of limitation.

A box constructed accordance with this invention is made from a singlesheet of material blanked to provide a front wall, a top wall, a rearwall, a bottom wall, and a"sec- 0nd or supplemental front wall, certainof the walls having interlocking end pieces and the second orsupplemental wall having end pieces with tuck in flaps for tucking inagainst the rear wall to lock the parts into box-like form. The twofront walls form a passageway from the interior of the box so that a webof material within the box may be readily withdrawn. Furthermore, thefree margin of the second or supplemental front wall is provided with atearing 06' blade which is preferably serrated to facilitate tearing offof the material within the box.

Figure 7 illustrates a blank from which the box illustrated in Figure 2is made, and said blank includes five panels designated as follows: 1 a

Panel 1 is the second or supplemental front. Panel 2 is the bottom.Panel 3 the rear wall. Panel 4 the top, and panel 5 the front wall orshort side wall. The blank is scored to enable folding of the severalpanels into boxlike form.

The height of the panel 5 is less than the opposite panel 3 to provide awithdrawal space for the web adjacent the front panels 1 and 5.Preferably, the height of the second front panel 1 is less than that ofrear wall 3. The panels 1 and 5 overlap to some extent to provide apassageway for the paper web.

The second or supplemental front panel 1 is provided with end pieces 6which end pieces in turn have tuck in fiap.s 7 scored along the lines 8,while the end pieces 6 are scored along the lines 9 and 10.

The panel 2 designated herein as the bottom panel is provided with endpieces 11 scored on the lines 9 and 10, and which end pieces areprovided with shaped notches 12 in the margins adjacent the end pieces 6of panel 1 for interlocking with other end pieces of -other panels, andalso with inclined notches 13 in the end margins of the same.

Panel 3 designated herein as the rear wall has no end pieces of anycharacter whatsoever, although it may be provided with end pieces ifdesirable. 7

Panel 4 designated as the top panel is provided with end pieces 14havingtongues 15 therein extending obliquely from the scored lines 9 and 10,with one side of the tongue longer than the other, which tongue is madeby a long slit 16 extending from the scored lines 9 and 10 beyond thefree end of the tongue, and a short slit 17 joining the slit 16 near itsouter end and terminating short of the lines 9 and 10.

The panel 5 designated herein as the front panel is provided with endpieces 18 which are out along lines 19 and 20 oblique and perpendicular,respectively, to the scored-lines 9 and 10, thus making irregular shapedend pieces.

Figure 8 illustrates a fragmental portion of av blank emploed to makethe box of the form shown in igure 3, which blank is similar to thatillustrated in Figure 7 except that the panel 5a has attached to it aplurality of scored strips 21 and 22 which may be bent as indicated inFigures 3 and 11 to serve as a skirt or guideway for the web of thematerial within the package.

Figure 9 is a fragmental portion of a blank employed to make the box ofthe form illustrated in Figure 4, and is similar in all respects to theblank in Figure 7 except that the front panel 56 in this instance ispro- The blank of Figure 7 is assembled into I box-like form asillustrated in Figures 1 and- 2 of the drawings by bending the variouspanels along the score and interlocking the end pieces 11 and 14 of thebottom and top panels 2 and 4 respectively, and then bringing the frontpanel 5 down in position as shown in Figure 2 and interlocking the endpieces 18 thereof with the interlocked end pieces 11 and 14, asillustrated in Figure 2.

The portion 11a of an end piece 11 is insorted in the slit 16 ofoverlapping end piece 14 and the pointed end 116 is hooked over thetongue 15 of end piece 14, thus looking together end pieces 11 and 14.The box or package is fastened as to the top, bottom and rear panels orwalls with the front panels 1 and 5 unfastened. A roll A of paper orlike material is then inserted and the'front panel or wall 5 is lockedin position by. inserting the end pieces 18 between the outer surface ofthe exposed part of end piece 14 of panel 4 and the inner surface of theexposed part of end piece 11 of panel 2;

The web 24 of the roll A is pulled outwardly underneath the front wall 5in the space provided, because of the shorter height of the wall 5.

The second or supplemental front wall 1 is then folded against the wall5 and the end pieces 6 folded against the interlocked end pieces 11, 14and 18 and then the tuck in flaps 7 are inserted against the innersurface of the rear wall 3 thereby locking the package in box-like form.

It will be observed that the front panel 5 is shorter than the rearpanel 3 and therefore provides a space as clearly illustrated in Figure2 of the drawings. The web 24 is projected a sufiicient distance toextend over the free edge of the second or supplemental wall 1 when thesame is folded upwardly against the front panel 5 and interlocked inpositlon 5 by tucking the flaps 7 against the inner surface of the rearwall 3, as illustrated in Figure 5. This arrangement provides apassageway between the front panel 5 and the second or supplementalpanel 1 for withdrawal of 10 the web 24 of the material within thepackage or container.

Figure 3 shows a box embodying use of the two scored sections 21 and 22formed as a part of the front panel 5 and which are bent inwardly asillustrated in Figure 11, and also in Figure 2 to serve as a curved endfor the passageway between the front panel 5 and the second orsupplemental front panel 1; otherwise, the box is constructed in themanner as heretofore described.

Figure 4 illustrates a box made with the single supplemental guide piece23, as shown in Figure 9 and in use appears as shown in Figures 12 and4.

The gist of the invention resides in the formation of a box from asingle piece of material scored and folded to provide a front panel anda supplemental front panel, forming a passageway therebetween forwithdrawal of the web of material within the container.

A tear ofl blade or cutting edge member 25 having preferably a serratededge 26 is secured to the free edge of the second or supplemental frontpanel 1 and is arranged flush with the top edge of said front panel or aslight distance above the same, if desired but in any event below thesurface of the top 4. The blade 25 aids in severing the desired lengthof material from the web 24, after the web has been withdrawn asufficient amount to provide a piece of the desired size.

Should it be found necessary to open the box to replace the exhaustedroll of material,

then the end flaps 7 of the end pieces 6 of the second or supplementalfront panel 1 are withdrawn and the panel opened as shown in Figure 2,and then the end pieces 18 of the front panel 5 are unlocked, the panelthen 0 raised and. a new roll of material inserted, ,whereupon the panel5 is locked in position and the front or supplemental panel 1 replacedas heretofore described.

A package or box made in accordance with this invention may, because ofthe construction of the same, be made of thin and relatively inexpensivematerial. The formation of the box and the interlocking of certain endpieces provides a structure which is sufficiently rigid for the purposeintended, and one which may be used for a considerable period of time. Abox embodying this invention is such as to readily enable the tearingoil of desired lengths of, material from the roll contained in the samewith clean lines of severage as such tearing is done against the tearoff strip 25 which may be a metal strip or of other material as desired.

A hole 27 is cut in the top and front walls 4 and 5 to enable graspingthe free end of the web 24 of the paper for withdrawing the same. A flap28 is formed in one of the other walls, here shown in the rear wall 3,whereby a thumb may be inserted to hold the roll A while tearing off aportion of the web 24.

The invention has been described herein more or less precisely, yet itis to be understood that the invention is not to be limited thereby, aschanges may be made in the arrangement and proportion of parts andequivalents may be substituted without departing from thespirit andscope of the invention.

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A foldable box. blank made from a single piece of material foldableto provide a closed box having front and rear walls, a top, a bottom,and a second or supplemental front wall overlying said first mentionedfront wall, said top, bottom, and first mentioned front wall havinginterlocking end pieces, said second mentioned front wall having endpieces with tuck in flaps thereon arranged so that when the blank isassembled into boxlike form the'end pieces of said second mentionedfront wall overlie and cover the interlocking end pieces of the otherportions with the flaps tucked in against the rear wall to lock saidparts in position, said first and second front walls providing apassageway, a roll of material within said box having its free end insaid passageway for withdrawal therefrom, and a serrated blade attachedto thelifree edge of said second mentioned front wa 2. A carton in theform of an elongated box made from a single blank scored and folded intobox-form having top, bottom,

front and back sides which may be readily .assembled and disassembled;said top having a downwardly projecting portion constituting a shortside wall and terminating short of the bottom; said top and said shortside wall having. end tabs which are interlocked together; said bottomhaving end tabs which are interlocked with the end tabs of said top andsaid short side wall; said front being foldable against said short sidewall to provide with it a withdrawal guideway for the box contents; saidfront being of less height than the box and having its free edgeterminatingbelow the box top; a tear-off strip secured along the freeedge of said front and with its tear-ofl edge lying below the box topsaid front having end tabs and tuck-in flaps thereon; said tuck-in flapsbeing inserted between the interlocked ends of said top, short side walland bottom and against the back for maintaining said front in position;said front being swingable away from said short side wall when said.tuck-in flaps are freed to allow unlocking of said interlocked end tabsand opening said box for replenishment of its contents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago, CookCounty,

7 Illinois.

GEORGE H. GARDNER.

